Often as we cross street taps in Kolkata, we have found the water falling incessantly as they are either broken or do not have stop corks or some are stolen. In an age when we are talking about water conservation, as most Indian cities are
The serene temple town of Murshidabad, popularly known as Kumarpur or Kumarpara lies to the south of Baharmpur Railway Station. The mesmerizing Radha Madhava deities that were brought from Vrindavana in 1609 AD, by a devotee named Vamsivadana Ghosh are a big attraction of Kumarpara’s
For all those who lived in Calcutta in the ’60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, had a tryst with Bangla Natok or theatre that was so enriched in that era, that there would be queues before the ticket counter to buy tickets for the first show. And
She has fought gender bias at every step and today 66-year-old Chandrima Shaha becomes the first Indian woman to hold the post of President-elect of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA). What is even more inspiring is that Shaha was also the vice-captain of West
There was a time when fibre glass Durga idols made way to various cities of USA and Europe months before Durga Puja. Now villages in Nadia are churning out brass and bell-metal idols of Lakshmi and Ganesh that have found a big market in USA.
Lady Diana had a different take on life, despite being born into royalty and married to one of the most popular and sought after royal families of Europe, she was the ‘People’s Princess.’ In the later years of her life, she had dedicated her time
At the junction of Bidhan Sarani and Vivekananda Road stands an imposing Grade I Heritage building – the YMCA Hostel that has been the home of many students, workers, office employees who have come to Kolkata on work for decades. Rather call it more than
Veteran actor Soumitro Chatterjee who was suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to a hospital on the EM Bypass on 13th August has been released today. Thankfully the 84-year-old actor is doing well and has been asked by his doctors to take rest at home
He conquered the world of sports in prosthetic legs. 36-year-old Tushar Paul from Malda had his dreams come true as he was part of Team India that lifted the T20 Physical Disability World Series Cup. They beat England by 36 runs. What Virat Kohli’s Team
On SN Banerjee Road stands Kolkata’s famous heritage mansion, Futnani Chambers. This sprawling heritage structure is on 100 cottahs of prime land in the heart of the city and houses several commercial establishments including BATA’s registered office and popular Mughlai Food joint Aminia along with